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J. H. BEAN.

VAPOR STOVE.

No. 282,037. Patented July 3l, 1883,.

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No. 282,037. Patented July 31, 1883.

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VAPO R-STOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 282,037', dated July 31, 1883,

Y Application tiled December 30, 188:2. (No model.)

To au whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JosEPI-I H. BEAN, 'of Cincinnati, county of Hamilton, and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Gasoline -Burners and an EXiinguisher for the Same, which improvements are fully set forth in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

y The object of my invention is to combine with a gasoline-burner for cooking stoves an eX- tinguisher so arranged that the i'ount containing the gasoline cannot be iilled without iirst extinguishing all the burners. This is done by a new and novel arrangement and combination of parts, whichl will describe in detail.

Figure l shows a sectional view of the burnerand extinguisher, and Fig. 2 a top View of the same in position in astove, parts of the stove-plate being broken away that the device may be shown more clearly. Fig. 8 is a back view of the extinguisher, with the fount and part of a stove. Fig. 4 is a top view of the fount and parts of the extinguisher. Fig. 5 is'a front view of the burner, looking down onto the needle-valve and into the ends of tlie tubes conveying the vapor from the needlevalve to the burner.

A is the burner, which is composed of three separate pieces, B, C, and D. These are circular and of any desired size, but usually about the size shown in Fig. l. B is hollow, and open at the top, and has a hole in the bottom, which fits snugly onto the upper arm, a, of the valve-seat E. The shape ofthe part B is plainly shown in Fi l. To the front side of Bis cast the double tube 'b c, the opening through c being straight and communicating with the inside of the burner. b is curved at tkm rear end next the burner, and is preferably cast in a half-circle, as shown in Fig. 5. This tube terminates about a -quarter of an inch from the outside of the burner. Near the burner the tubes lie close together7 but at tl1`e end, near the needle-valve F, they are separated about three-fourths of an inch. On the right-hand side of the tube c a lever, G, is securely fastened to the burner, and extends beyond the end of the tube about one and a half inch, and is turned into a ringat the end.

Into the neck of the valve-seat E, at the point marked (l, is fastened a Test, H, about two inches long and curved with the burner. This rest has two notches in it for the purpose of holding in rest the lever G, as shown in Fig. 5. The part C of the burner fits into the top of the part B. rIhis part is h ollow, with an opening in the top to iit onto the arm a, of the valveseat E. This is perforated with one or two rows of holes for the escape of the vapor,which are so shaped and drilled as to cause the vapor to shoot up at au angle of about forty-five degree's, instead of horizontally, as is the usual plan. On the arm a, and above B and C, is screwed the disk D, which is flangedon the under side and the ilange made full of teeth. This disk is screwed down just tight enough to allow B and C to be Inoved freely upon the arm c by meansbf the lever G. The upper row of j ets in C burn in contact with the toothed 'flange of D, which soon becomes redhot, and rapidly communicates its heat by means of the arm c to the body of the valve; seat E, where the gasoline is vaporized.

When theburner is to be lighted, gasoline is allowed to flow`into'the spoon f/ from the needlevalve.F. The burner, by means of the lever G, is thrown round, so as to bring the curved tube b in front of the needle-valve F. The lever is made to rest in the outer notch of the rest H, as shown in Fig. 5, and the .gasoline in the spoon fired. 'Vhen the contents of the spoon are nearly burned out, the valve F is slightly opened and the vapor from the heated valve-seat E allowed to iiow through the curved tube b, which will throw the burning vapor down on the upper side of the valve-seat E and under the burner, heating both in one minute hot enough to keep up a constant flow of vapor, when the burner is again brought round lby the lever G, so that the tube c is brought in front of the needle F, which will allow the vapor to ilow into the burner andl out at the perforations, where it is burned. By this arrangement avery small fire willheat 95 the burner and keep it hot when not in use by allowing the vapor to burn at the rear of the tube b. The lower arm of the valve-seat E is drilled and tapped to receive the gasoline-supply pipe J.

The openings for the gasoline and IOO vapor are plainly shown in Fig. l. arm, f, of the valve-seat Eis drilled and tapped with an unusually quick moving screwthread, which receives the quick-moving needle-valve L. This valve is made to shut off the flow of gasoline in the center of the body of the valve-seat E at the point where the gasoline is vaporized, as is clearly shownin Fig. 1.

To the valve L is rigidly fastened, by setserews or otherwise, the crank-lever M. To this crank is pivotedthc swingingbarN. One end of this bar is again pivoted to another crank, O,which is firmly fastened, by set-screws or otherwise, to an upright rod, P, which passes through a hole in one end of the stove-plate, and having its lower end restingina step fastened or cast to the leg of the stove. To the upper end of the rod P is rigidly fastened a swinging-arm, R, provided with acurved arm, S, at the other end. The arm S is provided with a stop, T, at one end, as shown in Fig. 3. The rod P stands close to the side ofthe fount, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The object ofthe valve L, crank M, rod P, with the arms R and S, is this: The principal danger of agasoline' stove is in the filling of the fount, as so many women are in a hurry when cooking and fail to turn oif the ire before filling, and hence so many accidents which prove fatal. The extinguishing device just described effectually prevents such accidents by compelling the person filling the fomit to iirst extinguish all the lires. It is done in this way:

Figs. 3 and 4 show the fount supplied and thc device in place, the valve L open and the safety-arm S resting on and the stop T against the fill screwcap of the fount. if it is desired to fill the fount, I grasp the arm R and swing the arm S clear ofthe screw-cap, which throws the lever O and cranks M M, Figs. 3 and 4, into the position shown in the dotted lines. This firmly closes the extinguisher valve or valves L in the seat E and instantly extinguishes the fire or fires, as the arm S will not release the screw-cap till the valve or valves are firmly closed. To relight the iire it is absolutely necessary to readj ust the device, thus securing the screw-cap, as before.

The extinguisher may be operated by a spring, if desired, or the valve L placed in the arm el, but the principle is the same, as

The rear` well as the result-viz., the instantaneous eut ting off of the vapor independent of the position of the valve or valves F. To cut of'f or draw ofi the gasolineby lowering the fount or by any other means is unsatisfactory and unreliable, for after the burners have been burning for some time there is so much vapor in the supply-pipes that they will sometimes burn for one minute after the fount is turned down and the gasoline drawn from thev pipes. By my invention I not only have a very perfect and economical burner, but the extinguishing of the iire before filling the fount is absolute and instantaneous.

Some ofthe advantages of my invention are as follows: The burner is quickly lighted, can be kept ready for use for many hours by an exceedingly small taper and at little cost, has no joints to be loosened by the heat, utilizes all the heat by the. position of the jetholes, and the absolute security from danger in iilling the fount.

l claiml. In a gasolincburner containing a needlescrew, the extinguisher-valve L, provided with a quick-moving screw-thread, and adapted to engage the val veseat E, in combination with the reservoir and its filling-cap, the arms R S and intervening mechanism, substantially as described, whereby the removal of the arms R S from over the iilleap operates to instantly extinguish the burner, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a gasoline-burner, the combination, with the valve-seat E and its quick-moving extinguisher-valve L, of the lever M, bar N,

lever O, rod I, and arms R S, which operate to close the valve and extinguish the flame of the burner when the orifice of the reservoir is uncovered for iilling.

3. In a gasoline-burner, the valve-seat E, extinguisher-valve L, needle-valve F, double tube b c, lever G, rest H, crank M, bar N, rod l?, lever O, arms R S, stop T, fount V, and a supply-pipe, all combined, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

JOSEPH H. BEAN.

Attest:

ELwARDs RrrcHin, WM. E. JoNns. 

